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CRIMES (SENTENCE ADMINISTRATION) ACT 2005 - SECT 161G

Working out parole time credit—general rule

    (1)     This section applies when working out the parole time credit taken to be time served against an offender's parole sentence under section 161C.

    (2)     The parole time credit begins on the offender's parole release date and ends on the day before the day mentioned in table 161G, column 3 that applies to the offender because of a circumstance mentioned in column 2.

Table 161G

column 1 item

column 2

circumstance

column 3

day

1

the offender is arrested without a warrant under s 144

the day of the arrest

2

an arrest warrant is issued under s 145 for the offender

the day the warrant is issued

3

a warrant is issued for the offender under s 206 in relation to a hearing, and the board decides to cancel the offender's parole under s 148 or s 156 after the hearing

the day the warrant is issued

4

the offender's parole is cancelled because the offender fails to report under a core condition of their parole order, or another direction of the director-general, on 2 or more occasions

(a)     the earliest day when the offender failed to report; or
(b)     if the board determines a later day, taking into account the offender's failures to report—the day determined by the board

5

the offender, while on parole, commits an offence punishable by imprisonment not mentioned in section 161D or 161E and is convicted or found guilty by a court of the offence

(a)     the day the court determines the offence was committed; or
(b)     if the court determines the offence was committed on more than 1 day, or within a range of days—the earliest day determined by the court

6

in any other case

the day the parole order is cancelled



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